ARTS&LIFE
MUSIC

ESTHER ALLWEISS INGBER

Local composer 
Stephan Becker to 
perform in Oak Park.

‘Musical 

DETAILS

HEAR CLASSICAL COMPOSER 
AND PIANIST STEPHAN BECKER 
LIVE AT BERKLEY COFFEE

Time: 7-9 p.m.
Date: Saturday, July 23
Address: 14661 W. 11 Mile, Oak Park
Phone: (248) 422-1373
Suggested donation: $5
Stephan’s contacts: (248) 506-9546 
and stephancomposer135@gmail.com.

ESTHER ALLWEISS INGBER 
 
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

ianist-composer Stephan 
“Steve” Becker, always 
enthusiastic but sometimes 
underappreciated, hides in 

plain sight in Metro Detroit. 

“I’ve been writing music since I was 11 and 
giving concerts all my life,
” said Becker, 70, of 
Oak Park. The self-described “musical scien-
tist” teaches piano and plays his own romantic 
classical compositions. His next gig will be 
Saturday, July 23, at Berkley Coffee in Oak Park 
(see box). Becker performed on the piano there 
June 19 at the 11 Mile Jewish Music Jam and 
Open Mic.

A

Scientist’

Stephan Becker 
at the piano in his 
Oak Park home. 

44 | JULY 21 • 2022 

